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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations must deal with today 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 educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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