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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in elearning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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