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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning enable learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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