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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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