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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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