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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to consider today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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