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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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