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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning have enabled students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better understand these new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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