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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the 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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