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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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