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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in e-learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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