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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Chad to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational initiatives. Universities want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major 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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