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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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