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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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