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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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