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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Scientists want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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