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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Scientists want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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