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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in elearning make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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