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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open education ventures. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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