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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these new open education ventures. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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