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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open education undertakings. Trainers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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