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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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