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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning are enabling students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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