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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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