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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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