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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning enable humans in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not 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 subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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