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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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