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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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