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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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