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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better grasp these important new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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