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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to understand these interesting new open education ventures. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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