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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the most important 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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