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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning enable learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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