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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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