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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in elearning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations must deal with today because 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 educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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