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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in online learning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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