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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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