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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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