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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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