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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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