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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in e-learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to understand these new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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