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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in elearning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Arizona State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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