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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning are making it possible for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions must deal with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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