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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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