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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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