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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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