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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic educational technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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