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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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