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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these new open education initiatives. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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