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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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