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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these important new open education undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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