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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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