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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also addresses 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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