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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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