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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open education initiatives. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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