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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take part in classes online. 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. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Vietnam to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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