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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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