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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open education undertakings. People want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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