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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever 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 organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Clemson University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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