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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better perceive these open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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