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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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