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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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