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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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