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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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