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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in elearning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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