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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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