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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in elearning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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