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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these significant new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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