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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. People want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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