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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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