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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education ventures. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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