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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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