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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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