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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning enable people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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