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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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