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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. 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. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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