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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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