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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning enable students all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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