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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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