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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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