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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better perceive these promising new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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