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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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