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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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