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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to understand these interesting new open education ventures. Students want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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