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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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