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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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