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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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