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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open education ventures. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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