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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in electronic education technology enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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