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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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