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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Monaco to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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