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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners 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 quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open education endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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