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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic education technology have empowered learners all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education ventures. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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