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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Switzerland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Students want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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