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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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