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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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