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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning have empowered students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Elidaemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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