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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these compelling new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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