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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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