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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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