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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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