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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these compelling new open education undertakings. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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