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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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