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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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