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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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