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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Denmark to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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