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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic education technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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