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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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