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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these open educational ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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