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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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