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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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