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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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