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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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