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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing 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 training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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