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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in elearning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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