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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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