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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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