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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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