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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online education technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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