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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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