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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning have enabled students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational ventures. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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