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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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