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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open education ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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