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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open education undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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