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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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