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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic education technology enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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