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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in blended learning are empowering students all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like India to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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