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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic education technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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