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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning make it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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