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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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