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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these open education undertakings. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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