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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning have empowered students all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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