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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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