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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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