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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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