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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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