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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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