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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education are making it possible for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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