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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like India to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Educators want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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