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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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