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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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