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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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