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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Elidaemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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