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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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