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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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