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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in blended learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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