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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning enable people all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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