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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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