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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in elearning technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better understand these new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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