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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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