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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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