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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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