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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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