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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that teachers 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? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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