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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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