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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic education technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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