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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning have empowered people all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education endeavours. Students want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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