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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in elearning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Scientists want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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