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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these compelling new open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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