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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning enable people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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