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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning are enabling humans all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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