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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education