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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in elearning enable people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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