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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these open education endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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