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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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