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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic education technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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