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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies 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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