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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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