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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low 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 digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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