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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in blended learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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