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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education initiatives. People want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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