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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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