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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology enable people all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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