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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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