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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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