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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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