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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning enable students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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