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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in online education have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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