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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education technology have enabled students all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Romania to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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