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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to understand these important new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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