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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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