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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Chad to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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