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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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