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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic education technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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