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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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