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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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