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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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