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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in digital education technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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