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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online learning enable students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are considering now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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