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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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