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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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