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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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