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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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