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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for facts the new book 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 examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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