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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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