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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the 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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