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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Educators want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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