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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritius to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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