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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology enable people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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