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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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