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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these compelling new open education initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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