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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions must deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to be more aware of these important new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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