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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open education ventures. Educators want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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