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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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