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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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