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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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