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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations must deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better comprehend these open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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