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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education have empowered people all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Hungary to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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