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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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