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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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