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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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