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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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