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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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