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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Palau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open educational initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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