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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in elearning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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