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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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