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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic educational technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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