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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews 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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