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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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