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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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