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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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