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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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