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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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