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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with now that 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 make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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