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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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