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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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