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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Martinique to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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