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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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