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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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