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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning enable people all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also analyzes the 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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