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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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