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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Trainers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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