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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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