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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education ventures. Scientists want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the major 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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