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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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