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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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