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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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