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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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