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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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