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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open education endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also investigates 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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