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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning enable students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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