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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational ventures. Educators want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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