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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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