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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to understand these open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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