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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also researches 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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