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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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