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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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