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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Slovakia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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