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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these exciting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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