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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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