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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning make it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. People want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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