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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. People want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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