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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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