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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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