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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in e-learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Broward College to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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