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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in digital education technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Professors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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