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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning make it possible for students all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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