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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with 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 institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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