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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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