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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning make it possible for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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