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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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