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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Chad to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better understand these open educational undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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