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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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