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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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