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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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