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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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