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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in elearning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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