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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in e-learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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