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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning make it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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