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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in e-learning are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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