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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these new open educational initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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