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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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