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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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