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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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