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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning are enabling students in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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