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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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