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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also studies the most important 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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