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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open education initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the 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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