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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to be more aware of these significant new open education ventures. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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