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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open education ventures. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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