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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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