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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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