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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Trainers want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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