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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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