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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open educational undertakings. Students want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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