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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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