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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in electronic education technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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