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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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