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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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