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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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