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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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