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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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