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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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