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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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