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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ross Dependency to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Educators want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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