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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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