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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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