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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to understand these promising new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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