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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these open education endeavours. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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