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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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