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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Norfolk Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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