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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education technology enable students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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