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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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