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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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