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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Romania to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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