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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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