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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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