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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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