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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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