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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning have enabled people all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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