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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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