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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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