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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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