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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in digital education technology enable people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open educational ventures. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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