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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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