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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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