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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Aruba to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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