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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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