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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to understand these new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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