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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly 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 developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to understand these important new open education ventures. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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