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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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