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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Benin to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these new open educational initiatives. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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