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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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