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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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