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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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