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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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