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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic education technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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