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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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