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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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