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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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