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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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