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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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