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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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