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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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