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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important 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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