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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are generally free 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 topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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