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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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