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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in digital education technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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