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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning have empowered learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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