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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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