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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to understand these significant new open educational ventures. Educators want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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