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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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