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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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