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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mongolia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education ventures. Instructors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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