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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these massive open online courses? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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