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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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