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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. 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 massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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