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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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