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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Greece to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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