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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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