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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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