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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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