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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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