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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Elidaemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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