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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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