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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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