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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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