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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education technology enable people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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