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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in e-learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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