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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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