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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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