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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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