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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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