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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these important new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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