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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open education endeavours. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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