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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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