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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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