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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning enable learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are considering today 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 teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Educators want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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