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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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