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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in online learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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