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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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