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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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