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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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