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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better perceive these open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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