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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education ventures. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses 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 MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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