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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning enable students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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