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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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