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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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