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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic education technology enable students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education ventures. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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