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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning enable students in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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