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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the major 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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