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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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