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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning technology enable students all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open educational undertakings. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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