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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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