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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Slovenia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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