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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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