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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Arizona State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these important new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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