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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? 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 in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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