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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)