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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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