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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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