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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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