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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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