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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online education have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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