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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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