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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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