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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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