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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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