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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these significant new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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