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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in digital education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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