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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with today 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 we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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