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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education enable people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Chad to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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