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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these important new open educational initiatives. People want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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