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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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