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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also researches 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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