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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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