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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these fascinating new open education ventures. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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