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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in elearning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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