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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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