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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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