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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning enable people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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