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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Educators want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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