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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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