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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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