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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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