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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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