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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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