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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic educational technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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