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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education make it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better understand these new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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