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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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