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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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