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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in electronic educational technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Arizona State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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