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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open educational undertakings. People want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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