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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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