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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online education are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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