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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online education are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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