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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Ross Dependency to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational undertakings. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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