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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these significant new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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