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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in digital education technology have enabled humans all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Instructors want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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