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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic education technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other participants want to better perceive these intriguing new open education initiatives. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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