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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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