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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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