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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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