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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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