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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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