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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. People want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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