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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. People want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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