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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in elearning have empowered students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these open education initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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