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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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