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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in digital education technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to understand these new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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