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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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