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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better perceive these important new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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