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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better comprehend these compelling new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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