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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in electronic educational technology are enabling people all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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