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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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