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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these fascinating new open educational ventures. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the most important 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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