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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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