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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic education technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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