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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online education have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that e-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 certify that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Andorra to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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