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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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