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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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