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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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