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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online education have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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