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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Students want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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