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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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