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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like India to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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