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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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