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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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