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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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