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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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