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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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