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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in e-learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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