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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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