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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the most important 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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