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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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