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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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