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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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