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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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