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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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