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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these important new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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