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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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