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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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