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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better understand these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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