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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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