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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online education technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Norfolk Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open education undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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