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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education technology have empowered people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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