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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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