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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these open education initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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