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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also studies 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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