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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Seychelles to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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