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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to understand these new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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