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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Elidaemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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