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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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