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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these open education undertakings. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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