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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning are empowering learners all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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