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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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