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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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