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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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