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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology 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 educators certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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