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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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