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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these significant new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also describes the key 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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