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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning enable people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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