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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning enable students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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