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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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