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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the major 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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