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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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