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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). Modern gains in online education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education endeavours. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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