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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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