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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this increasing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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