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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Trainers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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