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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are considering today because learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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