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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Elidaemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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