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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these important new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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