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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning have empowered learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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