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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. 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 massive open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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