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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that 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 teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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