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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in elearning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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