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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the major 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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