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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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