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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better perceive these compelling new open education ventures. People want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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