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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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