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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open educational ventures. Educators want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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